SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The Central New York Society for Human Resource Management (CNY SHRM) board of directors has elected the following officers for 2022. President: Iolanda Cooper, employee advocate, Wegmans Food Markets. Cooper has more than 22 years of human-resources experience with specialization in talent management including workforce planning, recruiting, performance management, employee development, and […]
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The Central New York Society for Human Resource Management (CNY SHRM) board of directors has elected the following officers for 2022.
President: Iolanda Cooper, employee advocate, Wegmans Food Markets. Cooper has more than 22 years of human-resources experience with specialization in talent management including workforce planning, recruiting, performance management, employee development, and employee engagement. As a Wegmans employee advocate, she is responsible for working with the management team in implementing training, recruiting, performance management, employee engagement, compliance, worker’s compensation, benefits, and more, according to a CNY SHRM news release.
Vice President: James Branche, human-resources manager, United Radio. Branche has 12 years of human-resources experience including recruiting, retention, benefits, recognition, and HR policy. He has been involved with several community service projects in recent years.
Secretary: Caprice Reader, senior human-resources consultant, GTM Pinnacle’s Central New York Region. Reader has more than 10 years of diverse HR experience and is a subject-matter expert in the areas of HR compliance and best practices, HR infrastructure and policy, and procedure development. In addition, she is well-versed in the areas of employee relations, workplace investigations, mediation and conflict resolution, and training and development.
Treasurer: Jay Jerose, principal, The Bonadio Group. Jerose is a member of Bonadio’s small business advisory team. His practice focuses on closely held businesses and startups, particularly in the areas of tax compliance, attest services, consulting, and business-valuation services.
CNY SHRM was founded in 1974 and has more than 500 members. As an affiliate of the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM), the chapter exists to provide a wide variety of professional development and networking opportunities for HR professionals in the greater Syracuse area.